Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has
demanded his side start next season strongly as they look to secure
their first piece of silverware since 2005.
The Gunners suffered five defeats from the first 14
games this campaign and thereafter faced an uphill task in catching
the leading pack.
Wenger's charges, after an improved run in the second half of
the term, ultimately finished fourth, while they reached the
semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League and FA Cup.
The Frenchman, whose team will reassemble at London Colney on
6th July, is already focused on the 2009/10 campaign and is keen to
avoid another slow start.
Wenger said "The league title is a marathon, in
which we had a bad start, and when you are running against people
who are quick, it is difficult to catch them up.
"That is what we want to change next season - we want to start
strongly, it is very important."